[3] In the Middle Ages, a key focus of Christological studies on the knowledge of Christ was his perfection as in John 1:14 (NIV) which states "full of grace and truth".
[4] In the 13th century, the perfection of Christ was subject to detailed theological analysis by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae.
[5][6][7] John Calvin considered the perfection of Christ as a source of grace which covered the blemishes of sin in others.
In its document Gaudium et Spes, the Second Vatican Council teaches thatAdam, the first man, was a figure of Him Who was to come,[9] namely Christ the Lord.
Since human nature as He assumed it was not annulled,[11] by that very fact it has been raised up to a divine dignity in our respect too.